Comments on: How To Pick Up Hot Servers In A Restaurant, Courtesy Of 24Hrs http://scoutmagazine.ca/2009/08/20/how-to-pick-up-hot-servers-in-a-restaurant-courtesy-of-24hrs/ Vancouver Food And Culture By Andrew Morrison Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scout Magazinehttp://scoutmagazine.ca/2009/08/20/how-to-pick-up-hot-servers-in-a-restaurant-courtesy-of-24hrs/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Scout Magazine Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:33:30 +0000 http://scoutmagazine.ca/?p=11078#comment-3136 Sorry about the typo in your name Kristen. Reading your article back again I don't think the excerpt was taken out of context. The headline we used was not meant to be satirical at best, not serious at worst. As you say, fun and lighthearted. No offense intended. Thanks for the laugh. Sorry about the typo in your name Kristen. Reading your article back again I don’t think the excerpt was taken out of context. The headline we used was not meant to be satirical at best, not serious at worst. As you say, fun and lighthearted. No offense intended. Thanks for the laugh.

]]> By: Kristen McKenziehttp://scoutmagazine.ca/2009/08/20/how-to-pick-up-hot-servers-in-a-restaurant-courtesy-of-24hrs/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 Kristen McKenzie Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:16:18 +0000 http://scoutmagazine.ca/?p=11078#comment-3134 Hi there, I'm glad that people read my articles and that they care enough to react, but I'd like to clarify the following: 1) My name is Kristen, not Kirsten as you mistakenly printed on second reference. and 2) The article was not about picking up servers at a restaurant. It offered etiquette tips on how to behave when out at a restaurant. Having been in the service industry myself for many years, and having spoken to others in the service industry, pouty customers waiting to get on the patio and shameless (i.e. aggressive) flirting happen to be high on servers' lists of pet peeves. Also, the "add more honey" sentence was the header to a completely different section about being polite to your wait staff. finally.... 3) I'm aware that my article was by no means a serious piece of journalism, and indeed it was intended to be fun and light-hearted. I don't mind at all if you wish to take issue with it---just make sure you get my name right and that you don't take the piece completely out of context simply for the sake of having something to post on your website. Thanks. Sincerely, Kristen McKenzie Hi there,

I’m glad that people read my articles and that they care enough to react, but I’d like to clarify the following:

1) My name is Kristen, not Kirsten as you mistakenly printed on second reference.

and

2) The article was not about picking up servers at a restaurant. It offered etiquette tips on how to behave when out at a restaurant. Having been in the service industry myself for many years, and having spoken to others in the service industry, pouty customers waiting to get on the patio and shameless (i.e. aggressive) flirting happen to be high on servers’ lists of pet peeves. Also, the “add more honey” sentence was the header to a completely different section about being polite to your wait staff.

finally….

3) I’m aware that my article was by no means a serious piece of journalism, and indeed it was intended to be fun and light-hearted. I don’t mind at all if you wish to take issue with it—just make sure you get my name right and that you don’t take the piece completely out of context simply for the sake of having something to post on your website.

Thanks.

Sincerely,
Kristen McKenzie

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